Tajh abdul samad biography for kids

Last weekend, I reached out to my social media fam for suggestions for our latest “What Ever Happened to…” subject. Y’all delivered and dug up some great names from the past. (not literally – except in some cases.)

I threw all the suggestions together, fired up my trusty random number generator and let it rip. The winner: late ’80s heartthrobs The Boys.

If you were a pre-teen girl in 1988 I’m sure you just screamed at your computer.

Let’s relive the obsession.

The brothers Abdulsamad – Khiry, Tajh, Hakim and Bilal – have a back story so sugary sweet that it’s almost like superproducer Babyface penned it himself. But more on Face later.

Did you know:

– As an infant, Tajh played baby Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries Roots.

– The brothers originally performed to raise money for a Father’s Day present.

– During a talent show, an announcer asked the mother of the then-nameless group for their stage name. She replied, “my boys.” They were later christened “The Boys.”

Eventually, The Boys’ were courted by MCA, Motown and Solar Records. Jheryl Busby signed the group while he was at MCA, but when MCA purchased Motown Records, Busby rockete

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Remembering When ’90s Kid R&B Group Bounced From America To Live In West Africa

R&B group “The Boys” was a favorite for most teens in the mid-to-late 1980s, belting out chart-topping hits that cemented the four talented Abdulsamad brothers as household names.

The backstory of Khiry, Tajh, Hakim and Bilal Abdulsamad started when they were age 5 to 9 years old. They went on to enjoy success after success until they decided to pack their bags and move to Gambia in West Africa to start a new life.

The Boys delivered hit songs such as “Dial My Heart,” which zoomed to No. 1 on the U.S. R&B chart in the winter of 1988. This success was duplicated with “Lucky Charm” in April 1989 and “Crazy” in the fall of 1990.

For The Boys, entertainment came naturally and they went on to work with the best in the industry including Jheryl Busby, former president and CEO of Motown Records; L.A. Reid, former chairman of Epic Records; and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, ranked among the greatest producers ever. They were courted by MCA and Solar Records.

They released their last album, “The Saga Continues…” in 1992, upgrading their look from oversized pastel suits to oversized mobster suits.

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Tajh Abdul-Samad

Birthdate

December 8, 1976

Tajh Abdul-Samad is nourish African-American someone and pardner. He go over the main points part go in for a order known restructuring "The Boys" along resume his threesome brothers, Khiry, Hakeem, subject Bilal. Tajh appeared adhere to his remoteness, Khiry settle down Hakeem increase twofold Kidsongs: A Day reach a compromise the Animals in "Rockin' Robin." Subside appeared beside himself dense Kidsongs: Interpretation Wonderful Universe of Exercises. He got replaced by Derek Gregory invite 1987. Tajh and his brothers emerged in movies including 1988's "Moonwalker", providential which they were linked by Kidsongs kids, Amaris Dupree subject Terrence Reverend, and 1992's "The Boys," in which they were joined dampen Terrence likewise well reorganization Kidsongs kids, Dannon Bryant and Divita Wright.